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The Social Movement Society. Contentious Politics for a New Century.
. Ed(S): Meyer, David S.; Tarrow, Sidney G.
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Hardback. Scholars consider ways in which the social movement has changed as a politics and how it changes the societies in which it occurs. This volume contains revealing perspectives on the effectiveness of social protest. Editor(s): Meyer, David S.; Tarrow, Sidney G. Series: People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Is there more social protest now than there was prior to the movement politics of the 1960s, and if so, does it result in a distinctly less civil society throughout the world? If everybody protests, what does protest mean in advanced industrial societies? This volume brings together scholars from Europe and the U.S., and from both political science and sociology, to consider the ways in which the social movement has changed as a political form and the ways in which it continues to change the societies in which it is prevalent.
Is there more social protest now than there was prior to the movement politics of the 1960s, and if so, does it result in a distinctly less civil society throughout the world? If everybody protests, what does protest mean in advanced industrial societies? This volume brings together scholars from Europe and the U.S., and from both political science and sociology, to consider the ways in which the social movement has changed as a political form and the ways in which it continues to change the societies in which it is prevalent.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847685400
SKU
V9780847685400
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About . Ed(S): Meyer, David S.; Tarrow, Sidney G.
David S. Meyer teaches in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Sidney Tarrow is Maxwell Upson Professor of Government at Cornell University.
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